Luo JinXiao was completely taken aback by Yan Ying's warning and immediately frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"I'm being coerced; that's all I can say," Yan Ying replied hastily, turning to leave. Luo JinXiao wasn't about to let her go so easily. She stepped in front of Yan Ying, arms spread wide.
"Explain yourself. Who's plotting? I can't relay such a vague message to Little Martial Aunt," Luo JinXiao demanded, her tone firm.
Fear briefly flickered in Yan Ying's eyes as she lowered her head, remaining silent.
"Qu Chengzhou?" Luo JinXiao guessed, seeing Yan Ying's reluctance to speak, and Yan Ying's silence confirmed it.
A surge of anger swept through Luo JinXiao. What was Qu Chengzhou plotting now? His relentless pursuit of Qu WeiYin was beyond reprehensible.
"Stop asking. I have my reasons," Yan Ying replied impatiently, pushing past Luo JinXiao and fleeing. As she left, a slip of paper fell from her sleeve onto the ground.
Rubbing her shoulder where Yan Ying had pushed her, Luo JinXiao picked up the paper. It was covered with intricate, unsettling drawings of people-some old, some young-all wearing expressions of profound agony, as if their souls were being torn away.
Just looking at these drawings made Luo JinXiao break into a cold sweat. Something clicked in her mind, and she ignored Luo Ning's worried calls, sprinting toward the library.
"Sister! It's dangerous outside!" Luo Ning shouted from behind, gathering her skirts and running after her when Luo JinXiao didn't respond.
Luo JinXiao remembered seeing similar drawings in the library before, but she hadn't paid much attention then, so she couldn't recall what they meant.
Her suspicion needed confirmation. She quickly found the ancient text, which detailed long-lost evil techniques. There, she saw a picture similar to the one on the paper, accompanied by ancient script: "Ming Array Diagram."
Ming Array Diagram? Luo JinXiao read it aloud, then heard footsteps behind her. She spun around, holding Wu Jue defensively.
"Luo Ning?" She lowered her sword, looking around. "Why are you here? It's dangerous outside. Go back!"
"I was worried about you, Sister," Luo Ning replied, fiddling with the hem of her dress. "I saw Yan Ying talking to you, and then you ran off alone. We're safer together."
Luo JinXiao patted her head, sighing. She looked at the ancient text, thoughts swirling.
Yan Ying had warned her that Qu Chengzhou intended to harm Qu WeiYin, and dropped this paper. Was she hinting that Qu Chengzhou was practicing the Ming Array Diagram?
The text described the Ming Array as evil, requiring human sacrifices. Could the recent disappearances at Wu Hui Sect be Qu Chengzhou's doing?
He was the sect's Grand Elder. If he used the disciples for the Ming Array, it was a grievous betrayal of all moral decency.
"We can't stay out too long. Let's go back," Luo JinXiao said, quickly closing the book and taking Luo Ning's hand, leaving the library.
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Transmigrated into a Waste Who Married the Villain.
Fantasy(MTL)#2 穿成娶了反派的废物 Author: Qiqian Zhexie (七千折戏) Synopsis Luo Jinxiao, recently hailed as a prodigy in the world of cultivation, met her demise during a battle against the Demon Sect. Upon awakening, she found herself transported back two thousand yea...
